Civil Procedure Rule Committee Annual Open Meeting 8 May 2026
Summary
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has announced its annual open meeting scheduled for 8 May 2026. The meeting will be held in hybrid format with in-person attendance at a central Birmingham venue and online via Microsoft Teams. Prospective attendees must complete an application form and submit it to the CPRC secretariat by 4pm on Wednesday 8 April 2026.
What changed
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has announced details of its 8 May 2026 annual open meeting. The meeting will be conducted in hybrid format, allowing attendance either in person in Birmingham or online via Microsoft Teams. Due to capacity limitations, prospective attendees must apply via a short application form, with applications closing on 8 April 2026.
Legal professionals, court users, and members of the public interested in observing the civil procedure rule-making process may apply to attend. Guests will observe only and may submit pre-submitted questions to the Committee. An agenda will be published closer to the meeting date.
What to do next
- Submit application form to CPRC@justice.gov.uk by 4pm on 8 April 2026
- Apply to attend via the Annual Open Meeting Application Form 2026
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Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Annual open meeting 8 May 2026
Are you interested in observing the rule making process? The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is hosting the annual Open Meeting of the Committee on 8 May 2026.
From: Ministry of Justice and Civil Procedure Rule Committee Published 10 March 2026
The open meeting of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee will take place on Friday 8 May 2026. This year it will be conducted in a hybrid format: in person at a venue in central Birmingham and online via Microsoft Teams.
Guests will be observers only and not be able to participate in the Committee’s business or contribute to items in the agenda. However, there will be an opportunity at the end of the meeting for guests to ask pre-submitted questions to the Committee.
Attendance
Due to limitations with venue capacity and with the conferencing software, space is limited and all those that apply may not be invited, so we are asking potential guests to complete a short application form.
Annual Open Meeting Application Form 2026 (MS Word Document, 30 KB)
Applications must be return to the secretariat at CPRC@justice.gov.uk by 4pm on Wednesday 8 April 2026.
Format of the meeting
The nature of the Committee’s work means that, at the time of this announcement, we cannot confirm the topics that will be under discussion, however, an agenda will be available for the meeting. Thank you for your interest in the work of the Committee.
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